All events are at the University of Mary Washington, 1301 College Ave., Fredericksburg, unless otherwise listed.
Tuesday, March 11 – Tuesday, April 8 – Class, Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation Course, by Bill Brooks; Combs Hall, Room 4; Tuesdays 5:30 – 7 p.m.; free; Registration required by emailing [email protected].
Tuesday, March 11 Event, Health and Wellness Fair, information, demonstrations, and door prizes from physicians, nurses, chiropractors, life coaches, salons, spas, massage therapists and more. Mindful cook-off competitions and demonstrations presented by UMW Dining Services Chefs. Sponsored by UMW Dining Services; Seacobeck Hall; 4:30 – 7:30 p.m.; Exhibits are free, exhibits and dinner are $10.75 plus tax; [email protected] or 540-654-2169.
Tuesday, March 11 Event, Graduate Information Session, for the new Master of Science in Geospatial Analysis (MSGA) program, featuring faculty with information on program requirements and the application process; Monroe Hall; 6:30 p.m.; free; (540) 286-8030 or
[email protected].
Tuesday, March 11 The Chappell Great Lives Lecture Series, Henry Ward Beecher, by Debby Applegate, author of “The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher”; George Washington Hall, Dodd Auditorium; 7:30 p.m.; free; (540) 654-1065.
Wednesday, March 12 Women’s History Month Lecture, Her Dangerous Voice: Female Orators, Gender Trouble, and Public Outrage in the American 1820s, by Carolyn Eastman, associate professor of history at Virginia Commonwealth University, who will speak about reformer Frances Wright; Lee Hall, Room 411; 7 p.m.; free; (540) 654-1123 or [email protected].
Thursday, March 13 Reading, Thursday Poem Series, by Jon Pineda; Combs Hall, Room 139; 5 p.m.; free; (540) 654-1545 or (540) 654-1393.
Thursday, March 13 The Chappell Great Lives Lecture Series, Women of the Manhattan Project, by Denise Kiernan, author of “The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win WWII”; George Washington Hall, Dodd Auditorium; 7:30 p.m.; free; (540) 654-1065.
Friday, March 14 Conference, 2014 UMW EdTech Conference, explore how educators are changing the face of learning in the digital age; Stafford Campus, North Building; 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; $50, registration closes Monday, March 10; 2014 umwedtechconference.umwblogs.org.
Friday, March 14 Performance, UMW Jazz Band; George Washington Hall, Dodd Auditorium; 7:30 p.m.; free; (540) 654-1012.
Saturday, March 15 Event, Admissions Destination UMW, targeting admitted students and their families, featuring classroom visits, faculty and student panels, and campus/residence hall tours; 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.; free; registration required at (540) 654-2000.
Tuesday, March 18 The Chappell Great Lives Lecture Series, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, by Therese Anne Fowler, author of “Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald”; George Washington Hall, Dodd Auditorium; 7:30 p.m.; free; (540) 654-1065.
Wednesday, March 19 Lecture, Women’s History Month Keynote Speaker: Regina Barr,founder and CEO of Red Ladder; a Cultural Awareness Series and Women’s History Month event; Lee Hall, Room 411; 7 p.m.; free; (540) 654-1044.
Wednesday, March 19 – Sunday, March 30 Exhibition, Senior Exhibition II; duPont Gallery, College Avenue and Thornton Street; Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 1-4 p.m.; free; (540) 654-1013.
Wednesday, March 19 Exhibition Opening Reception, Senior Exhibition II; duPont Gallery, College Avenue and Thornton Street; 5-7 p.m.; free; (540) 654-1013. Wednesday, March 19 – Friday, April 25 Exhibition, Jeff Nilan: An Iowa Retrospective; Ridderhof Martin Gallery, College Avenue at Seacobeck Street; Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 1-4 p.m.; free; (540) 654-1013.
Wednesday, March 19 Exhibition Opening Reception, Jeff Nilan: An Iowa Retrospective; Ridderhof Martin Gallery, College Avenue at Seacobeck Street; 5-7 p.m.; free; (540) 654-1013.
Thursday, March 20 Fair, Spring 2014 Career Day, includes corporations, federal and state government and non-profit organizations looking to fill full-time and internship positions. Arrive with résumés and dressed in business professional attire; Anderson Center; 3-6 p.m.; free for attendees; http://academics.umw.edu/academicandcareerservices/spring-2014-career-day/ or (540) 654-1010.
Thursday, March 20 Reading, Thursday Poem Series, bi-lingual poetry reading by Ana Chichester and Connie Smith of Argentine poet Olga Orozco; Combs Hall, Room 139; 5 p.m.; free; (540) 654-1545 or (540) 654-1393.
Tuesday, March 25 Workshop, Preschool Palette: Doodle Drawing, introduces children ages 2-5 to art and art museums through developmentally appropriate activities; Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont, 224 Washington St., Falmouth; 10 a.m.; $8 per child; classes limited to 12 children; Reservations required at (540) 654-1851 or [email protected].
Tuesday, March 25 Event, Graduate Information Session, for the Master of Education (M.Ed.) with teacher licensure post-baccalaureate pathway program, featuring COE faculty with information on becoming a teacher and the admissions process; UMW Stafford Campus, University Hall, 121 University Boulevard, Fredericksburg, Va.; 6 p.m.; free; (540) 286-8030 or [email protected].
Tuesday, March 25 Lecture, Festivals of Drunkenness in New Kingdom Egypt: Evidence from the Temple of Mut and Elsewhere, by Betsy Morrell Bryan, Alexander Badawy Chair in Egyptian Art and Archaeology at Johns Hopkins University and Mary Washington alumna; Trinkle Hall, Room 204; 7-8 p.m.; free; (540) 654-1023.
Wednesday, March 26 Lecture, A Study of Scarletts: Scarlett O’Hara and Her Literary Daughters, by Margaret D. Bauer, Rives Chair of Southern Literature, East Carolina University; Lee Hall, Room 411; 7 p.m.; free; [email protected].
Thursday, March 27 Workshop, Preschool Palette: Doodle Drawing, introduces children ages 2-5 to art and art museums through developmentally appropriate activities; Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont, 224 Washington St., Falmouth; 10 a.m.; $8 per child; classes limited to 12 children; Reservations required at (540) 654-1851 or [email protected].
Thursday, March 27 Reading, Thursday Poem Series, Antonio Barrenechea reads José Hernández’s “Martin Fierro”; Combs Hall, Room 139; 5 p.m.; free; (540) 654-1545 or (540) 654-1393.
Thursday, March 27 Event, Fourth Annual Arab Culture Night, featuring live music and performances, poetry, belly dancing, a fashion show, raffles and cuisine; Anderson Center, Basketball Hall; 6-9 p.m.; $1; [email protected].
Thursday, March 27 The Chappell Great Lives Lecture Series, Titans of the Gilded Age: Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Morgan, by H.W. Brands, biographer and professor at University of Texas; George Washington Hall, Dodd Auditorium; 7:30 p.m.; free; (540) 654-1065.
Friday, March 28 Workshop, Preschool Palette: Doodle Drawing, introduces children ages 2-5 to art and art museums through developmentally appropriate activities; Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont, 224 Washington St., Falmouth; 10 a.m.; $8 per child; classes limited to 12 children; Reservations required at (540) 654-1851 or [email protected].
Saturday, March 29 Event, Calculus Tournament, for teams from regional high schools, sponsored by the Department of Mathematics; Monroe Hall; 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.; free; (540) 654-1332 or [email protected].
Saturday, March 29 Concert, UMW Philharmonic Orchestra William M. Anderson Celebrity Series, featuring Itzhak Perlman on violin; Dodd Auditorium; 7 p.m.; SOLD OUT; http:// philharmonic.umw.edu or (540) 654-1324.
Sunday, March 30 Tour, Woodland Hike, by members of Central Rappahannock Chapter of Virginia Master Naturalist program; Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont, 224 Washington St., Falmouth; 2 p.m.; free; (540) 654-1839.
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